Arpad Horvath joined the MIT fencing coaching staff in October
2011, marking his second coaching stint in the collegiate ranks. He
comes to Cambridge with a wealth of experience as a competitor at
the intercollegiate and international levels.

Horvath began his coaching career at Stevens Institute of
Technology as the epee coach from 2005-07. He then spent two
seasons as the head coach at Great Neck North High School in Great
Neck, N.Y. Horvath also served as the foil coach at the Manhattan
Fencing Center and the epee coach at the North Shore Fencers Club.
In addition, he has been an epee coach at the Brown University
Fencing Summer Camp since 2006.

A 2005 graduate of St. John's University, Horvath earned a
bachelor's degree in finance. Competing for the Red Storm, he was
the NCAA individual epee champion in 2002 and 2004 while the team
finished second overall in 2002. Representing his native Hungary in
international competition, Horvath placed third at the 2003 World
University Games in Daegu, South Korea. A three-time participant at
the Junior World Championship, he contributed to Hungary's
runner-up finish in 1998 and then captured second place as an
individual two years later. A four-time Junior European
Championship qualifier, Horvath was the 1997 individual champion
and ranked second in 1999. He clinched the Cadet World Championship
crown in 1997 and then finished third the following year.